Living on a lighted stage
Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel
In touch with some reality
Beyond the gilded cage Cast in this unlikely role,
Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact
One must put up barriers
To keep oneself intact Living in the limelight
The universal dream
For those who wish to seem Those who wish to be
Must put aside the alienation
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
The underlying theme Living in a fish eye lens
Caught in the camera eye
I have no heart to lie
I can't pretend a stranger
Is a long-awaited friend All the world's indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayer
Each another's audience
Outside the gilded cage